Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-04-15

PIE anuOuoCetueDG Cnat tellS the emu Oh
a long and useful life. No man was
better known In this county than the
deceased. and no one has been better
citizen. or has served the people more
faithfully than he. He had lived out
nearly the full time allotted to mankind
and would soon have been fourscore
years Of age. He died with the harness
on, and up to the time he became bed
fast he was working diligently at the
school affairs of the county.
He was man of strong character and
great integrity. Nothing could make
him depart hairs breadth from the
strict line of his duties. He was the
personification of honesty itself and
was exceedingly careful of the reputa-
ton of others. He would far rather
suffer himself than do anything that
would cause unpleasant feelings in 9TH
ers, and no man could possibly be more
considerate of the character and feel
ings Of those under his official oversight
than he.
He was a we'll known land surveyor
and did much work of that kind, keep
ing copies of all the surveys that he
made.
He had often been solicited to accept
important county offices, but he always
,}ScliDad say;pu th.t no uos to, hopaet
to be a politician" and his adherence of
the "tricks" fpoliticians is well known.
He was literally and thoroughly man
OF peace, and during his whole life was
never known to speak harshly of any
one and never knowingly did any one
an injury. He was man of exceeding
ly even temper, and was as gentle and
tender as woman in his feelings, end
dislikeG TO hear persons quarreling
about small matters and whenever he
could he departed from them. AS an
illustration Of his peaceful disposition,
it may be stated that in his early man
hood he was an earnest and active men,
Der of the NJ. f. Church, but some Ofits
mem ers falling out with each other
and engaging in hot quarrel, he quiet
ly withdrew from the church and never
afterwards connected himself with any
other church, though he was constant
reader of the Bible and firm believer
in its truths and trusted alone in Christ
for salvation. His faith in the Christ
ian religion continued strong unto the
end, and i'm his farewell letter to his
children he emphasized his views Oh that
subject. He was systematic and accu-
rate in all his transactions in life, and
when he felt his end approaching he
made the most minute arrangements for
his burial. Opposed to any public Gis
play of friendship for him in life, he
did not desire any at his death and re-
quested that even the ordinary en-
blems of mourning should be dispensed
with, as he had out-lived the three score
and ten years allotted TO man and could
not expect a longer lease of life. He
even selected the text of Scripture upon
which any remarks made at his funeral
should be based-"For we must needs
all die and are as water spilled on the
ground which cannot be gathered up
again; neither doth God respect any
person, yet doth He devise means that
his banished be not expelled from Him.
IL Samuel XIV, IA.
Highly honored and respected as a cit
izen as Mr.. Hess was, he was far more
esteemed as teacher and superintendent
of schools. For more than fifty years
he taught school and many Of the most
worthy men of middle life in this county
received their school training under him
and they always spoke of him as a model
OF excellence. TO no one more than to
him could be awarded the prize OF i'm
mortality offered to the one who was
most useful to mankind, and all his old
pupils cry aloud "crown the faithful
teacher with immortality
For the last twelve years he has been
County Superintendent of Schools, an
office that he never sought, but was
called to it by the almost unanimous
voice of the people on account OF his Pc
culiar fitness for the office, the duties
of which he discharged most faithfully
and efficiently. He will always be re-
membered by the teachers OF the coun-
ty and his labors in their behalf will
ever form bright spot in their school
life.
His funeral services were held OIL Sat-
urday last in the Presbyterian Church
at Kearneysvlle. The sermon, by re-
quest of the family, was preached by the
Rev. Doctor Hopkins, of Charlestown,
who was assisted in the services by
Revs. Charles Ghiselin and John a.
Scott. His remains were brought to
Shepherdstown and laid to rest in Elm
wood Cemetery by the side of those OF
his wife, who had preceded him only
about year.
A Distressing A ccident.-Charles
Andrews, a young man residing in Ha.
gerstown, and who was ia the employ
of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad in
the capacity of Il freight brakeman,
had the misfortune last Thursday to
meet with a serious accident while in